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One of the gloomy studies predicts a third of residents will be uninsured in 10 years

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:17:21 +0000

Houston Chronicle – WASHINGTON — A recent spate of national studies paint a dark portrait of the state of health care in Texas. Not only does the Lone Star State lead the nation in its uninsured population, adults and children alike, but the percentage of residents without health coverage could balloon from 27.5 percent to as much as one-third of the population in the next 10 years, a new study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute predicts.

Families USA: Thousands of Wisconsinites losing health insurance

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:32:57 +0000

The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee – An estimated 77,300 Wisconsinites lost health insurance coverage through August of this year after losing their jobs, according to a report by Families USA. The highest losses were seen in California (661,600) and Texas (396,900).

Under Senate Finance Committee Plan, High-Risk Insurance Pools Get Funding Boost

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:51:44 +0000

The NewsHour (PBS) – Until recently, self-employed writer Candace Talmadge, of Lancaster, Texas, was pleased with the health insurance she purchased through a small business association.

Is French health system a model for U.S.?

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:09:22 +0000

Dallas Morning News – PARIS – Houston native Jennifer Hua gave birth to her first two children in Texas, and her last two in France. The Houston hospital looked like a luxury hotel. The hospital in Paris was a converted prison.

Groups urge lawmakers to increase access to health care in Texas

Editor — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:00:27 +0000

Austin Business Journal – The Texas Hospital Association and the National Federation of Independent Business Leaders are pushing state lawmakers to increase health care accessibility in Texas.

When COBRA is de-fanged

Editor — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:17:16 +0000

Health Insurance Resource Center BLOG – They say everything is bigger in Texas, and sadly, they’re dead-on when it comes to this depressing statistic: that no other state in the nation has a larger percentage of residents who don’t have health insurance. According to the United Health Foundation’s 2008 report, America’s Health Rankings, 24.9 percent of Texans didn’t have health insurance. That’s more than 5 million Texans just waiting for a health care catastrophe.

Click here to see Texas’ State Health Guide.

Savvy Consumer: Finding health insurance coverage

admin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:46:44 +0000

Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) – Texas workers whose employers dropped their company’s group coverage find themselves without the option to continue coverage through COBRA.